No surprise when your drumbeat is "Kumbaya" and your mantra multiculturalism, whatever that is.

7:23 pm June 4, 2014

wow wrote:

The ambassador wants more wars for his portfolio? P.S. Multiculturalism has been a fact of American life at least since the 1700's--and especially the 1800's. I suspect your great great grandparents came from Europe.
And, I am all up with kumbaya after the warmongering Bush administration, thanks. All we are saying is give peace a chance--and all that....It was Bush and Cheney stirring up the world's hornets nests....

8:32 pm June 4, 2014

(TL) wrote:

@wow

No, I doubt the ambassador wanted more wars in his portfolio, but then, neither did Neville Chamberlain. Few people actually 'want' war for war's sake, unless they can monetize it, that is different. Also, what does this article have to do with multiculturalism?? 90% of people alive would be considered mutts by canine standards; most people realize this, but it is irrelevant.

As for your world views, I'm glad you enjoy singing 'Kumbaya' and embracing other cultures (both positives, seriously); however, we live in the real world, and the real world is, well, it is REAL. The ambassador (and most intelligence agencies/assets) stated we could have promoted democracy and ended Assad's Regime, therefore the war, by arming the moderate rebels from the get-go (nothing about US boots on the ground). When it comes to foreign policy in an embattled and constantly evolving region, doing nothing is rarely the best answer. I don't mean to be too critical of your thinking, but you live in a nation of law and order which allows you to have these views. Many places, particularly the Middle East, aren't like this.

8:39 pm June 4, 2014

@wow wrote:

You must not be a red blooded American.

1:47 am June 5, 2014

Realo wrote:

@(TL)
"The ambassador (and most intelligence agencies/assets) stated we could have promoted democracy and ended Assad’s Regime, therefore the war, by arming the moderate rebels from the get-go (nothing about US boots on the ground)."
The ambassador was only a few months in Damascus in that period it was his job to get the uprising started. Now he sees the mess he helped create and he starts accusing others. In fact it was US policy to play "neutral" while it friends from the Gulf funded and armed the uprising.

"When it comes to foreign policy in an embattled and constantly evolving region, doing nothing is rarely the best answer."
On the contrary: when there is a chaotic situation the last thing you should do is blindly hitting around. Such a situation demands a very careful evaluation of what is happening. Do you really believe that it was a good idea to drive Gaddafi out, given that we now see a country in anarchy with over a million people in permanent exile? Syria would have been much worse...

3:27 am June 5, 2014

467567 wrote:

Republican warmongering article f

11:43 am June 5, 2014

"Obama's broken promises" wrote:

Is there any other kind?

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